Culture Musée de Somé Seiryu, Kyoto Peter Sidell In Japan's historical city of Kyoto, the Somé Museum is a small museum dedicated to dye art, with a variety of artworks in..
18 Culture Worth a Michelangelo Alena Eckelmann Some temples in the Echigo area of Niigata Prefecture, for example, are... City is a stop on the Joetsu Shinkansen that takes you from Tokyo you to Niigata
20 Temples & Shrines Horide Shrine Bryan Baier A small shrine with stunning autumn foliage in Kanzu, Niitsu, east of Niigata City
12 Gardens & Parks Hayama Shiosai Koen Park Tomoko Kamishima HAYAMA: Shiosai Koen Park is a former Imperial Villa; now Marine Life museum and Japanese garden. The museum and garden are next to Isshiki Beach.
15 Street & Urban Bokushi Dori in Shiozawa Haruka Saijo This major street in southern Niigata is lined with old-fashioned buildings
16 Culture One Summer Day at Yokokan, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Yokokan Villa and Garden in Fukui: One of Japan's best-kept secrets has been ranked high (Top 3) in a distinguished American magazine about Japanese